WLIC Distributes Traceability Education Kits

Weekly eNewsletter | September 27, 2021 | Volume 181

WLIC Distributes Traceability Education Kits

Wisconsin Livestock Identification Consortium (WLIC) is excited to introduce a new educational kit that is currently being distributed to all agricultural classrooms in the state. More than 250 interactive kits are being shipped to agricultural classrooms throughout Wisconsin, providing hands-on education in proper animal tagging procedures and animal disease traceability practices.

9/28 - 10/2 - World Dairy Expo

Please submit your event to ahahn@wiid.org

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DNR to Monitor CWD Samples in Northeastern Counties, Other Focus Areas

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is asking deer hunters to help monitor chronic wasting disease (CWD) in northeast Wisconsin and surrounding counties.

This year’s monitoring will complete multi-year, statwide CWD sampling efforts that began in 2018. The northeast counties included in this effort are Brown, Calumet, Door, Green Lake, Fond du Lac, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Marinette, Oconto, Outagamie, Waupaca, Waushara and Winnebago.

Haiti Reports Outbreak of African Swine Fever

Haiti reported an outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) to the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) on Sept. 20. This is the first case of ASF virus reported in Haiti since 1984. Haiti shares the island of Hispaniola with the Dominican Republic to its east. The Dominican Republic confirmed ASF on July 28.

USDA Hosting Webinars on Livestock Mandatory Reporting

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will host a series of educational webinars for the pork industry about USDA’s Livestock Mandatory Reporting (LMR) Program. In this series – to be held on October 12, October 19 and October 26, 2021, from 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Central Time each day – USDA Market News staff and a panel of industry representatives will provide an overview of LMR live hog and wholesale pork reporting, and how this information can inform real-world marketing decisions at the farm and other points in the supply chain.